What do peopl find is the cheapest and best engine to swap into the 340.? ive been to a few scrapyards and a 16valver is about 500 quid but i was wondering if i could put a leguna or megane engine in?

Is yours a 1.4 or 1.7 mate? AFAIK if its a 1.4 you may need a donor 1.7 for some parts.You may have to factor that into your budget...Theres the 1.8 16v unit and the 2.0 16v 'williams' unit;Id imagine its cheaper and easier to find a 1.8 16v in goodnick then a 2.0 16v but im not sure.. (im leaving now -im no expert )

Look harder mate or go to another scrappy

£500 is in my opinion well over the odds, quite a few decent spec engines have been sold on here for a lot less than that.

i am constantly browsing lol .even during school lessons im looking (and recieved many detentions and letters home about it ) i sound like a propper noobie now .if i gt 1.8 16v and box i kno u change the loom slightly is ther any other things i may need to change?(its a 1.4 btw)

Tom bailey wrote:i am constantly browsing lol .even during school lessons im looking (and recieved many detentions and letters home about it ) i sound like a propper noobie now .if i gt 1.8 16v and box i kno u change the loom slightly is ther any other things i may need to change?(its a 1.4 btw)

You dont need to change the box man, but youll need a lot of other 340 1.7 conversion bits.
Theyve been listed 4.3 million times before, just search 16 valve conversion parts in the forum search facility in the top right hand corner man.

Tom bailey wrote:i am constantly browsing lol .even during school lessons im looking (and recieved many detentions and letters home about it ) i sound like a propper noobie now .if i gt 1.8 16v and box i kno u change the loom slightly is ther any other things i may need to change?(its a 1.4 btw)

Work hard in school, and reap the rewards of being able to afford as many engines as you want later!

You will have a VERY hard time insuring a 16v if you're still at school, I'd imagine!

got a laguna engine sat here F3R 2ltr 8v good little engines.

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... =13&t=9363

go for that one if you want, I was fancying it but might be selling the volvo soon instead
thanks James

Helo to all
i was reading some projects on here and found out thats 16v convertion can be done only to right hand drive cars? Is that true? As i have lhd one

it can be done in a LHD too but there are a few problems involed wich you don't encounter in a RHD car.

the wideness of the head and injection manifold or twin carbs will hit the mastercylinder/brake servo; untill now no one i know of has actually solved that problem, one guy was busy with it but had to quit the project due to lack of time..

Oh thats sad news now will be thinking about selling 340 and getting 360 insted

Is it head and mainfold or its only mainfold? Than custom mainfold will be only headache

renault Megan K7M 1.6 8v should go in a 1.4 340 it goes in a daf 66 with smaller bay, the K4M 1.6 16v should also go in as it is the same block but has no take off fir the dizzy, K7M used a 1.2 clio dizzy on the back of the head.